Motor-support for linotype-machines.



A, J. GLINE. MOTOR SUPPORT FOR LINOTYPEMAGHINES.

APPLICATION FILED D20. 10, 1912.

Patented May 19, 1914.

snares PATENT OFFICE.

ALLAN Jl'. CLIFF), OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR T0 CLINE ELECTRIC MANUFAC- TUBING COMPANY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

MOTOR-SUPPORT FOR LINOTYIPE-MAOHINE$.

llflltl ih i bpecification of To all whom it may concern Be it lmcwnthat I, ALLAN J. Chine, a citizen ot the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Motor-Supports for Linotype-lvlachines, of which the following is a specification, reference being had tof'the accompanying drawings.

My invention has to do with driving mechanism for linotype machines. It is desirable that such machines be driven by electric power, but owing to peculiarities of their construction, it has been diiiicult to devise means for applying motors of standard types thereto, so that prior to my present invention, it has been found necessary to use a motor of special design and construction, thus very materially increasing the cost of the motor, as well as of apply ing it to the machine.

It is the object of my invention to avoid this objection and to provide means by which a standard type motor may-easily and inexpensively be applied to linotype machines without necessitating any changes whatever in the construction of such machines as produced by the manufacturer, and this object 1. accomplish as illustrated in the drawings and as hereinafter described.

vl hat l regardas new is. set forth in the In the accompanying drawings,l3igure 1 is a side elevation of certain parts of alinotype machine, illustrating my improved motor support, with the motor in position;

Fig. 2 is a partial vertical section on line 2-2 of Fig. 1; and Fig. 3 is' a plan view of the motor support.

Referring to the drawings,4 indicates. the supporting frame of a linotype machine, 0t which 5 is a horizontal plate which supports certain parts of the mechanism. 6 indicates the 'drive shaft of said machine, which carries a gear 7, through which certain operating parts of the mechanism are driven by a belt 8, running over a pulley 9, carried by the gear 7, as shown in Figsl.

10 indicates a non-rotating horizontal shaft, which is apart of the standard lino-' type machine and extends horizontally at a point below the gear 7, as illustrated in Fig. 1. So tar as my invention is concerned,

Letters Patent Patented May 19, 1914. Application filed December 10, 1912. Serial No. 735,883.

shown, the bracket 11 comprises an interline diate horizontal portion having a laterally- L projecting web 12 constituting a motor-supporting platform, asleeve 13 at one end portion of the bracket, and an upwardly-pr0- 1ect1ng attaching arm or standard 14 at the other side of the web 12, said standard havlng a screw-threaded socket 155' at its upper end. The sleeve 13 is adapted to fit upon the end'of the shaft 10, as shown in Fig. 1., and the standard 14; is adapted to fit against the plate 5, preferably as shown, against the under surface of said plate, so that its socket registers with a vertical passage in said plate which receives a bolt 16. It will be apparent that by fitting the sleeve 13 upon the shaft 10 and securing the upper end of the standard 14; tightly against the under side of the plate 5 by the bolt 16, the bracket 11 may be held rigidly in position.

17 indicates the motor, which is mounted upon the web 12 of the bracket 11 and is secured thereto by bolts 18. 19 indicates the motor shaft and 20- a pinion mounted on said shaft and meshing with the'gear 7 as shown in Fig. 2. .It will be noted that by this construction, the motor is mounted outsideof the gear 7 and in a position which makes it readily accessible. By--mounting the motor outside of the drive gear of the machine, as illustrated, it becomes unnecessary to use aspecial type motor, but any suitable motor of standard type may be employed.

' he motor supporting bracket is simple and inexpensive in construction and may readily be applied to or removed from the linotype machine without disarranging or changing in the least of its parts and the motor may be dropped down, the bracket sleeve pivoting, out of operative position to permit of access to parts of the machine without removal ofthe motor and supporting bracket from the machine.

, .That which I claim as Icy invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is,-

l. A motor support for linotype machines,

comprising a horizontal platform'adapted carried at one. side of said horizontal piatthe opposite side thereof, and a motor supform, and an attaching arm rising at the porting platform pi gecting laterally from 10 opposite side of said horizontal platform, said intermediate horizontal portion.

substantially as described. l

2. A motorsupport for iinbtype machines, ALLAN GLIHE' comprising an intermediate horizontal por- Witnesses:

tion, a pivoting sleeve rigidly carried at one JOHN L. JACKSON,

side thereof, an attaching arm rising from XV. H. DE BUsK.

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